supersuperj

Long with lots of others on here, been building computers most of my life. Would be happy to put the parts together if we sorted you a spec list. Would sort out all the software and make sure it's running right. I might even steer your son in the direction of some of my old text books ?

It depends what you're doing on the tv, Netflix changes the quality of the video dpending on your connection speed. As far as im aware the video won't play in hd quality below 6mb/s and 4k (if you have a 4k tv and subs) wont play below 11/12mb/s although the recommended speed is 25. Other services from other providers require different things, nowtv needs a minimum 2.5mb/s to work.

supersuperjamie Play gta, fifa and forza. Same gt on steam if anyone plays pc.

It's right on the edge but there's a site in Eckington that's always looked nice. They seem to have a website too if you google 'Eckington Caravan'. ---------- Post added 20-04-2015 at 19:10 ---------- Bramley Park the place is called. Putting the other in to google brings up somewhere down south.

The quickest way to see if your computer is specc'd enough is to run through the 'Windows 8 Upgrade Assitant'. I'm still too much of a noob to be able to post links but if you put that in to google then the first result is the microsoft page that you need. I've done the upgrade on a computer with a Core 2 Duo without any issue at all though so you may be in luck. When it comes to office, check out the Home User Program from Microsoft. If you have a qualifying email address you can get the full official version of the software for next to nothing. Still same message so still unable to post links obviously. But googling Microsoft Home User Program will get you where you need to be. Current price seems to be £9.95 too so it's well worth it if you can collar someone who has a viable email address even if you don't. Will even install on more than one computer, he says with 2 laptops and a desktop all running off the same license...

Restarted my Netflix just to watch it rather than 'borrowing' from the internet. Binges are never good though as now I'm all done.

I will bear that in mind when making sweeping generalisations ShefStealth. But the point still holds that it is incredibly unlikely that a router will catch fire, 'go pop' or anything similar if you leave it switched on all the time. Kidorry, I was talking about speed issues specifically with BT based equipment rather than anything Virgin might put out there. I'm not hugely up on how aggressive the DLM computer is on the Virgin network (or if there even is one, not having had the need to ever have Virgin service). But for anyone using a service that makes use of BT's network then continued and regular disconnections will eventually start to affect speed unless the line is configured manually by someone such as me. And even then not all lines can be configured in that way, nor can all companies make in depth manual changes to the configuration of the lines. The most important point I've taken from this thread is to stick to my shiny Samsung freezer I think!

Speaking as someone who's been at the other end of the ISP phone for a long time, those of you who say youve never had any speed loss in 5 or 6 years of turning your router off please continue to do so. Several times a week I make people happy by reprofiling their line from the 3mb/s its been at for those 5 years to 15/16mb/s at the touch of a button. They're easier fixes than anything else because the customer has never known any different. Also, the biggest cause of router power failures that I have to deal with (and all those conversations around paying for an out of warranty replacement) are from those customers who regularly switch off their equipment. Same goes for speed and intermittency issues. In all the many thousands of customers I've spoken to, the number of router power supplies that have 'blown up' or something similar only just reaches in to the double figures, and every one of those routers I have had picked up (as any ISP should, they have to take health and safety issues seriously). Concisely. In a perfect world, leave your router switched on unless you're off to Benidorm on your jollies. The chances that it's going to catch on fire are up there with your fridge/freezer doing the same so you don't really have anything to worry about. ---------- Post added 20-04-2015 at 14:25 ---------- Also. First post woo!